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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 2799975" data-attributes="member: 1515">I think you've stumbled into a nest of stereotypical gamers. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  Though, the no books / dice is just a headscratcher to me...I've never seen players who didn't at least have a PHB (or the equivalent) and some dice.  A few of the players are pretty experienced gamers, and we're all definitely adults.  I mean, most of the players bring no books or dice, relying completely on my generosity for everything they need to be entertained for a period of time.  (This is a bit of an exaggeration, I have one player that usually brings one snack for himself, like dried fruit or a sandwich, that he then shares because no one else brought anything, and a new player that does bring dice/books.)  I still feel obligated to get a pack of soda and a couple bags of snack, but am starting to resent it.I absolutely think so.  I've played in a half-dozen groups over the past 23 years, and I've rarely, if ever, seen many people who lack this little bit of courtesy.  Then again, the more I read ENWorld, the more I think I've been really lucky in the people I've gamed with.That said, I *do* sometimes have someone ask to bum a soda, or whatever...and some people (myself included) are better at bringing communal snacks than others are.  But, I've never seen much total freeloading...and, if it went on long-term, I think I would have to say something.Yeah...tell them, in a kind way, that you don't expect to be the one entirely footing the bill for food and drink, and that you think it'd be fair to either (a) have it be BYO, or (b) have people chip in.  Not that it needs to necessarily be an even split, esp. if you do have people who are less "liquid" (I agree, they are out there, there's one like that in one of our groups), but "from each according to his ability," as it were.</blockquote>

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